Pentecost XV, Forgiveness

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, September 13th, Pentecost XV, Forgiveness Exodus 14:19-31, Psalm 114, Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35 The Gospel: how many times do we forgive and the parable of the unforgiving servant. The issue of forgiveness in the parable seems to...

Pentecost XIV, Community Conflict Resolution

From the Rector’s StudySunday, September 6th, Pentecost XIV, Community Conflict ResolutionExodus 12:1-14, Psalm 149, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20 This passage in Matthew seems pretty straight forward. It is a how to in resolving conflict of a personal and...

Pentecost XIII, Get behind me Satan

From the Rector’s StudySunday, August 30th, Pentecost XIII, Get behind me SatanExodus 3:1-15,Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b, Romans 12:9-21, Romans 12:9-21 Get behind me Satan. Is it just me, or is this one of the more well-known phrases from the Bible? And is this again...

Pentecost XII, Who do you say that I am?

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, August 23rd, Pentecost XII, Who do you say that I am? Exodus 1:8-2:10, Psalm 124, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20 Who do you say that I am? This may be where the evangelicals are on the right track. We as Anglicans never seem to ask...

Pentecost XI, Crumbs off the table

From the Rector’s Study Sunday, August 16th, Pentecost XI, Crumbs off the table Genesis 45:1-15,Psalm 133, Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32,Matthew 15:21-28 I can understand Jesus and why he answers the way he does. It is clearer in the Mark version of the passage, Mark 7:24-30....

Pentecost X, Walking on Water

From The Rector’s Study, Sunday, August 9th, Pentecost X, Walking on Water Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b, Romans 10:5-15, Matthew 14:22-33 One way of looking at the Gospel today is: walking on water and the storms of life. Is this Peter’s...